Memorial Stadium,,Baltimore,MD,US
Ball Park First Game
Date – 04/15/1954 (1)
Starting Pitchers – vs. White Sox: 04/15/1954
Final Score 3-1 (BAL)
Attendance – 46,354
Starting Pitchers Bob Turley (BAL); Virgil Trucks (CHA)
First Batter – Chico Carrasquel (CHA) Result – Singled to RF
First Hits – Chico Carrasquel (CHA),Singled to RF (1st)
First Run – Clint Courtney (BAL)
First RBI – Clint Courtney (BAL)
First Homerun – Clint Courtney (BAL) vs. Virgil Trucks (CHA) on 04/15/1954 (3rd inning)
First Grandslam – Cass Michaels (CHA) vs. Jay Heard (BAL) on 05/28/1954 (6th inning)
First Inside Park Homerun – Vern Stephens (BAL) vs. Billy Hoeft (DET) on 07/03/1954 (3rd inning)
First No Hitter – Hoyt Wilhelm (BAL) vs. Yankees on 09/20/1958
Ball Park Lasts
Last Game – vs. Tigers: 10/06/1991, Final Score – 7-1 (DET)
Attendance – 50,700
Starting Pitchers – Bob Milacki (BAL); Frank Tanana (DET), Winning Pitcher – Frank Tanana (DET) Losing Pitcher – Bob Milacki (BAL)
Last Batter – Cal Ripken (BAL), result – 5-4-3 DP
Last Hit – Cecil Fielder (DET), Singled (8)
Last Run – Mickey Tettleton (DET), Last RBI – Dave Bergman (DET)
Last HR – Chito Martinez (BAL) vs. Mark Leiter (DET) on 10/05/1991 (6th inning)
Last Grand Slam – Dwight Evans (BAL) vs. Gene Nelson (OAK) on 07/26/1991 (7th inning)
Last Inside The Park Homerun – Phil Bradley (BAL) vs. Greg Cadaret (NY) on 06/08/1990 (3rd inning)
Last No Hitter – Wilson Alvarez (CHA) vs. Orioles on 08/11/1991
TRIVIA –
On May 8, 1966 Orioles slugger Frank Robinson hit a home run off Cleveland’s Luis Tiant that cleared the left field wall and left the park, making Robinson the only player to hit one completely out of Memorial Stadium.
